New Stories from the Midwest: 2012 [Paperback]

New Stories from the Midwestpresents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature. The editors solicited nominations from more than 300 magazines, literary journals, and small presses and narrowed the selection to 19 authors. The stories, written by Midwestern writers or focusing on the Midwest, demonstrate that the quality of fiction from and about the heart of the country rivals that of any other region. Guest editor John McNally introduces the anthology, which features short fiction by Charles Baxter, Dan Chaon, Christopher Mohar, Rebecca Makkai, Lee Martin, and others.

Fiction from the heart of the country

Jason Lee Brown teaches writing at Eastern Illinois University and is a contributing editor toRiver Styx. He has received awards from the Illinois Arts Council, Academy of American Poets, and Illinois Press Association. He is editor (with Jay Prefontaine) of the 2011 edition ofNew Stories from the Midwest.

Shanie Latham is Assistant Professor of English at Jefferson College, Missouri. She is Managing Editor atRiver Styx.

John McNally is the author of three novels (After the Workshop, America's Report Card,andThe Book of Ralph), two story collections(Ghosts of ChicagoandTroublemakers), and two books about writing(Vivid and Continuous and The Creative Writer's Survival Guide).

Contents
Acknowledgments
Editors' Note
Introduction
1. Mr. Scary Charles Baxter fromPloughshares
2. To Psychic Underworld Dan Chaon fromTin House
3. Townie Roderic Crooks fromGulf Coast
4. The Amnesiac in the Maze Michael Czyzniejewski fromNinth Letter
5. The Deep Anthony Doerr fromZoetrope
6. Circling in the Air David Driscoll fromMississippi Review
7. Down to Bone Roxane Gayl3%